LA CROSSE, Wisc. -- From the Badlands to the flatlands ...
It's good to be back to the Great Midwest, but today's highlights were few: we drove by the 60-foot statue of the Jolly Green Giant in Blue Earth, Minn., and enjoyed the odor of Spam for several miles after passing the Hormel factory and the Spam Museum in Austin, Minn. No joke -- the entire town smelled like Spam. Just lovely.
Perhaps the grand highlight was crossing the Mississippi River into La Crosse. Even this far north, the great river is majestic, wide and a sight to behold. Looking out from the bridge taking us out of Minnesota into Wisconsin, one can just imagine Huck and Jim manuevering their raft through the muddy water toward Hannibal, Mo., and points south. Alas, if only we could have torn the children away from their Nintendo DS's long enough to behold it.
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